Learning Karate A Good Focus Pads Exercise

Here is a really good shotokan karate exercises that can be practiced on the striking pads. This exercise works on speed, distance, accuracy and timing. Starting with the left leg in front, the first person attacks with kizami-uki, gyaku-uki, then quickly pulls the left leg back, then immediately attack with a right leg mawashi-geri, landing with uraken, gyaku-zuki, followed by a left leg mawashi-geri, gyaku-zuki. As you land with the gyaku-uki, skip up with the right leg and finish with a left leg mawashi-geri and gyaku-zuki.

There are many other shotokan karate exercises that can be practiced on the focus pads, but this one does cover some important shotokan karate kihon fundamentals.